Monday, 20 July 2015

Slow cooker 'roast' chicken and gravy

I'm not one for saying that
a recipe is 'the best ever', 'tastiest' or 'most delicious' but I
will declare that I think this is the easiest way to cook a whole
chicken. The only thing that is missing is a crispy skin if you are
bothered by such things. I'm always surprised when I hear people say
that they have never cooked a whole chicken before. I can understand
the fear involved. Each chicken when roasting it in the oven will
need to be cooked according the weight of the chicken. Undercooked
and it could end up raw in places and make you ill. Overcooked and it
will be burnt on top and far too dry.

After the chicken has cooked
there's the gravy to make as well. You could go straight for the
instant gravy granules solution or start to pour off the juices from
the pan and make your own. By cooking a whole chicken in the slow
cooker all the worry about the timings is gone and the gravy makes
itself. Yes, really it does – after it has cooked there is around ½
pint of liquid that comes out and it can be poured straight over your
dinner as gravy and it actually tastes of proper chicken!

I'm
almost too embarrassed to call this a recipe as it is so simple but
here we go...

Serves
4

Equipment:
Slow cooker/Crockpot

Ingredients

2
Large onions, sliced

1
whole fresh chicken

Method

1.
Pre-heat the slow cooker on HIGH.

2.
Arrange the onion slices on the bottom of the slow cooker so the
chicken won't stick to the bottom of the pot.

3.
Place the chicken on top of the onions.

4.
Cook on HIGH for 4-6 hours or LOW for 6-8 hours.

5.
Remove the chicken from the slow cooker and cut into portions to
serve.

6.
Drain off the liquid from the pot and serve as gravy.

Optional:
If you want you could sprinkle the top of the chicken with herbs such
as sage or thyme or a grind of black pepper.

6 comments:

You can even throw the veg in too so that's one less thing to worry about - http://madhousefamilyreviews.blogspot.com/2012/02/slow-cooker-recipe-butter-basted-whole.html I do miss the crispy skin though !

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